Mattress spring hanger handle

ABSTRACT

A hanger handle for an angle iron mattress support in the form of e.g., a hook having a shank portion that is snapped into a clip on the support for pivotal attachment thereto, the clip having a reversed terminal portion to engage an edge of the angle iron, a semi-cylindrical portion for receiving the shank, a snapin terminal portion snapping into an aperture in the angle iron at a remote point from the reverse portion, an enlarged area intermediate thereof at the corner of the angle iron to form a relatively strong spring action maintaining the clip in position.

United States Patent n 1 Bryant MATTRESS SPRING HANGER HANDLE [75] lnventor: Robert G. Bryant, Gardner, Mass.

[73] Assignee: Gem Industries Inc., Gardner, Mass.

[22] Filed: June 5, 1974 [21] Appl. No.: 476,591

[ May 20, 1975 Primary ExaminerPaul R. Gilliam Assistant ExuminerAndrew M. Calvert Attorney, Agent, or FirmCharles R. Fay

[ ABSTRACT A hanger handle for an angle iron mattress support in the form of e.g., a hook having a shank portion that is snapped into a clip on the support for pivotal attachment thereto, the clip having a reversed terminal portion to engage an edge of the angle iron, a semicylindrical portion for receiving the shank, a snap-in terminal portion snapping into an aperture in the angle iron at a remote point from the reverse portion, an enlarged area intermediate thereof at the corner of the angle iron to form a relatively strong spring action maintaining the clip in position.

3 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures MATTRESS SPRING HANGER HANDLE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the present case the hanger handle is applied to the mattress support without the use of tools but mainly by means of a snap-on spring clip. This spring clip is positively held in position due to its own resiliency, but at the same time it can be removed.

The mattress support comprises angle irons each having a vertical and a horizontal portion. The clip provided is resilient and along one edge it has a reverse portion to encompass the lower edge of the vertical portion of the angle iron. Adjacent to this reversed portion there is a semi-cylindrical portion which receives the straight shaft of the hanger handle and binds it to the outer surface of the vertical portion of the angle iron when the clip is in place.

The opposite end of the clip is located at a right angle to the portion which holds the shank and terminates in a snap lock having a lip which upon being projected down through an opening in a horizontal portion of the angle iron firmly holds the shank of the hanger handle in position. The hanger handle can rotate to some extent in its semi-cylindrical holder.

Intermediate the two right angle portions of the clip there is an outwardly extending loop portion which provides greater resiliency when the clip is applied and this holds the hanger handle firmly but at the same time it can be removed by snapping the snap lock out of position.

Additionally the shank is provided with a pair of spaced projections which fit into conforming grooves on the semi-cylindrical clip portion, holding the hanger handle against motion longitudinally of its shaft.

The hanger handle itself comprises a shaft, and an elongated arc-shaped portion terminating in a rounded end whereby no rough edges or sharp edges are presented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view in side elevation;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof looking in the direction of arrow 2 in FIG. 1;-

FIG. 3 is a view in side elevation looking in the direction of arrow 3 in FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 is a section on an enlarged scale on line 44 of FIG. 3.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF TI-IE'INVENTION Reference numeral 10 indicates in general an angle iron which has a vertical member 12 and a horizontal member 14. Together with similar angle irons connected together, an open rectangular mattress spring frame is provided of conventional construction.

In the present case however the horizontal member 14 is provided with a through aperture 16 in the form of a slotparallel to the length of the angle iron and spaced from the corner joining the two portions of the angle iron.

The hanger handle comprises a straight shank 18 which may be provided with an enlarged end head 20 and it is also provided with a pair of protuberances on the shank which are spaced apart and are indicated at 22 in FIG. 4. Extending from the shank there is a curved or hooked portion 24 terminating in a reversed end member 26 to prevent the presentation of any sharp edges, the entire hanger handle being made out of a simple piece of wire or rod stock. The portion of the hanger handle between reference numerals 24 and 26 is adapted to be disposed on well known hooks utilized in infants cribs for the purpose of adjustably supporting the mattress spring frame thereon.

The shank portion 18 of the hanger handle is swivelly mounted in a spring clip generally indicated at 28 by means of a semi-cylindrical bulge or the like 30 which is also provided with extensions or indentations 32, 32 which accommodate the projections 22 therein, and it will be seen from an inspection of FIG. 4 that the clip holds the shank l8 and the entire hanger handle pivotally mounted closely adjacent to the outside aspect of the vertical portion 12 of the angle iron 10. This essentially makes the hanger handle adjustable to some extent to accommodate different settings of hooks on the end panels of the crib, or on the corner posts thereof.

The resilient clip 28 extends upwardly from the semicylindrical portion 30 thereof in a flat vertical area 34. There is another flat horizontal area 36 which is joined to the area 34 by means of an enlarged longitudinal outstanding bulge or the like 38 which lends a high degree of resiliency to the parts of the clip.

At one end of the clip it is provided with a reversed portion 40 which embraces the lower end edge portion of the vertical portion of the angle iron 10 and at the other end thereof there is a snap lip lock generally indicated at 42 and this is formed so as to snap down through the opening 16 but to closely engage the edge 44 thereof which is nearer to the angle between the two angle iron portions 12 and 14.

The clip is applied by hand by holding the shank portion of the hook in the semi-cylindrical portion 30, hooking the part 40 over the bottom edge portion of the vertical edge portion 12 of the angle iron and then snapping the snap lock 42 down through the opening 16 so that the snap lock 42 which is slightly reentrant, securely holds the entire assembly in position by a firm engagement with the bottom edge of the vertical portion 14 of the angle iron and at the edge 44 of the opening 16.

The clip is very powerful due to the construction recited herein and the closeness of the snap lip lock 42 in the opening 16 but it is possible to disengage the lock 42 from the opening manually in order to disassemble the parts should this becomedesirable. Also the present structure lends itself to lturn of the hanger handle from the position shown inFlG. 1, and down to a reversed position not shown.

I claim:

1. A hanger handle construction for a mattress support wherein said support includes an angle iron, the angle iron having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, there being a slot in the horizontal portion,

sheet material and said outstanding loop increasing the resilient force of said clip. 2. The hanger handle of claim 1 including a turned-in terminal portion on the hook of the hanger handle.

3. The hanger handle of claim 1 including a pair of spaced protuberances on the shank of the hanger handle and a pair of recesses in the semi-cylindrical portion of the clip, the protuberances on the shaft entering into said grooves and preventing axial motion of the shank of the hook and its semi-cylindrical support. 

1. A hanger handle construction for a mattress support wherein said support includes an angle iron, the angle iron having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, there being a slot in the horizontal portion, a hanger handle including a shank and an arcuate hook portion, and a resilient clip, said clip having a terminal reverse portion to engage the lower edge of the vertical portion of the angle iron, a semi-cylindrical outstanding portion for engaging the shank of the hanger handle and holding it against the vertical portion of the angle iron, a terminal lock lip for snapping into said slot, and an outstanding loop at the junction of the vertical and horizontal portions of sAid angle iron, said clip being made of resilient sheet material and said outstanding loop increasing the resilient force of said clip.
 2. The hanger handle of claim 1 including a turned-in terminal portion on the hook of the hanger handle.
 3. The hanger handle of claim 1 including a pair of spaced protuberances on the shank of the hanger handle and a pair of recesses in the semi-cylindrical portion of the clip, the protuberances on the shaft entering into said grooves and preventing axial motion of the shank of the hook and its semi-cylindrical support. 